The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-05


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nes and. - II By magic. The 0y ~aa taken m
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sheir terrible alarum--and The town. uk;rA
minute before bad been % qsies, sas fIssd ma.
people in all -sorss asd eos6sisoass q ..,t-.
frying towards The State Hoose Sousrs
The fire, which had been disoovereS ~
people coming mp from The nsdnizh, ernr.-
had started ia the basement Of The PLOxrp.,r
building and. owing 60 the coasnssib,e ns,..,
Of The materials stored ibezeis, had spr..d ~
idly and the whole interior vas glowing IN, !.
furnace IL looked 20 evayose - II the ens;,.
building was doomed bat willing hearts -
ready hands were not wanting. and for q, ~
tie ciffzens wosksd-as men surely have 49,
worked be5ore-so save the b1iidinE fron A.
ss1ucuon- The fire had gained such srn -
and Vas In such IN inaccessible, place, th.s !.
combat II seemed useless and The volznus n
smoke and heated gases which aEled the iss.rso-
and rushed cut NJ every openisg made he f..k
doubly difz1culL The fire. however, vas en-
fined 10 the basement and, aher . I'm.
soeh Roadway, Was made ~ 10 allow q.
workers 10 descend into the iu,e-s~
which they did despite the stining smoke ssd
gases, and working manfusly uak
Babcock sxtinguisheu. Sorce-puup and xa,.r
bockets. the fire was finally exlerminaa.d
When il 10 considered that he vArious material
in the basement was al IN . blaze, and The hour-
ing and siIls overhead in flames, The reuarksht.
work Done in stopping The fire viii Be undes
stood. The press room. situated directly Over
the main basement, suffered severely from u.
burning of paper and other materials By he
flames, which crept through e'esy GevScs froa
below, while the heat was 30 Intense - to neR
the rollers from the presses- The goods On De
ground floor had been, where possible, carried
oul into the street, and the aiiforiaI room, b
Gated also on the ground hoor in the rear Of TIE
block, was literally guited
To the cifizena members Of the Lezsl.surs.
and visitors in Tallahassee, NE are indebted fur
struciion Of our entire ONCE. We have not
words to express the sense Of obligation ne ed
toward the friends who rushed 10 our azsst-
NICE. And We never knew how many fiesd
We had until in the hour Of peril Young and
old, rich and poor. high and Low, white snd
black. worked with indomiiable energy, in The
face Of what appeared 10 be certain defeat, until
they conquered Words. a. We say, are bqf
poor things to express the Qualification the hean
Ieels At such tangible evidences Of genuine, d.
interested friendship, bat We are sure IL Is alnost
worth having q confagrztion when II develops
such bonds - these
The origin OF the IRE Is involved in mystery.
Owing TO the adjournment Of the Legislature @
Friday, il was possible to allow the fire in ths
.ngine to 90 ont Saturday afternoon. and there
1ad NOT been q particle sf fire in the pres room
Or thirty-six houn; nor in the basement Is Tar
. known. for - maj yean Agrsied vindOx
pens into the basement just around The eornx
N Pensacola street. and directly under il vas
arge box full OF old files Of neuspspers tightly
oiled together. In this box the irs originated,
nunicated from outside Of the vindow,-and 4
} difficult 10 believe that il was accidental II
he fire was purposely kindled, the FLoRIDIAx
viii pay $500 for the arrest and eouvictoa Of tie
ncendiAy.